ID 4771087 - DoF - NIAO - Provision of External Audit Services

A Contract Award Notice
by DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE DOF

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
35.5 month (est.)
Value
£90K
Sector
BUSINESS
Published
13 Sep 2023
Delivery
To 28 Aug 2026 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

BELFAST

Geochart for 3 buyers and 1 suppliers

3 buyers

1 supplier

Description

The Client is seeking to appoint a Contractor to provide an external audit service for the NIAO. The Contract shall cover the audit of the 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 Resource Accounts, with the option of extending annually to cover the 2026-27 and 2027-28 accounts. The Contract will also cover examinations of the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the use of resources by NIAO in the same periods where required.

Award Detail

1 SCC Chartered Accountants (Armagh)
  • ID 4771087 - DoF - NIAO - Provision of External Audit Services
  • Reference: 1
  • Num offers: 2
  • Value: £89,755
  • Contractor is an SME.

Renewal Options

An initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend for 2 further 1 year periods.

Award Criteria

AC1 Audit Manager Experience 14.4
AC2 Staff Assigned to Perform the Contract Experience 16.0
AC3 Proposed Methodology Financial Audit 16.8
AC4 Proposed Methodology VFM 3.0
AC5 Proposed Contract Management including contingency arrangements 6.0
AC6 Social Value 10.2
Daily Rate 40.0

CPV Codes

  • 79212000 - Auditing services
  • 79212200 - Internal audit services
  • 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
  • 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
  • 79212300 - Statutory audit services

Indicators

  • Options are available.
  • Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and conditions of contract.. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a. contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified... time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for. further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be. regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this.. Contract may be terminated. A central register of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on. the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender. submissions for a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all. procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland. Procurement Policy.

Reference

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